Reversible sleep-related stridor during vagus nerve stimulation
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Reversible sleep-related stridor during vagus nerve stimulation.
A 23-year-old woman without history of antecedent vocal, respiratory, or sleep disorders received vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy for refractory partial epilepsy and developed sleep-related stridor during the course of parameter titration. Reduction of VNS current during polysomnography completely eliminated stridor. We conclude that VNS may cause sleep-related stridor in rare cases, expa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epileptic Disorders
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1294-9361,1950-6945
DOI: 10.1684/epd.2010.0294